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Track and field is one of the __________ sports. Answer-oldest
What were athletic contests often held together with? Answer-religious festivals
Ancient Greece had the ____________ _____________. Answer-Olympic Games
The Olympic Games started in _________ BC and continued for ______ centuries.
Answer-776 // 11
The true development of track and field as a modern sport started in ____________ during the
____________ century. Answer-England // 19th
What did the English public school and university students give the sport impetus through?
Answer-interclass meets
In ____________, the ___________________ Academy held the __________ organized track
and field meet of modern times. Answer-1849 // Royal Military // first
Which meter races are considered sprints? Answer-100 200 400
What are the two short events? Answer-sprints hurdles
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The runner ____________ over evenly spaced ________________ in hurdle events.
Answer-leap // hurdles
men hurdles -> _______m high ________m intermediate hurdles women hurdles ->
_________m high Answer-110 // 400 // 100
What are the running events that are considered "middle distance"? Answer-800 1600
3200
What are the most common long distance events in track? Answer-5000 10000
There are ______ "relay" events, which feature ______ runners each running _______ leg of the
race. Each runner passes a ________ next to signify the transition from _____________ to
another. Answer-2 // 4 // baton // one leg
What are the two most common relays? Answer-4X100-400 // 4X400 or 1600
What are the two main categories of field events? Answer-throwing jumping
What are the four throwing events? // What are the longer throws? // What are the shorter
throws? Answer-discus shot put hammer javelin // discus javelin // shot put hammer